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Competition Win Custom One-Of-A-Kind Novation Ultranova Deadline: 2012-11-12 This month we have lots of prizes kindly donated by Focusrite. There's a chrome Ultranova, a Novation Mininova and a copy of their V-Station plug-in for the 10 lucky runners-up. Win Tascam DP24 Portastudio Worth £750 Deadline: 2012-11-12
Reviews Dynamic Microphone
Making Music On The Move This month's roundup of iOS goodies include: Focusrite iTrack Solo, WaveMachine Labs Auria and iDrum Tune. Analogue Mixing Console Audient’s modern classic is now available in a smaller format — but there’s nothing cut-down about the sound! Sampling Workstation This “portable production system” certainly looks the part, but does its performance measure up to its dramatic styling? Digitally Controlled Analogue EQ
Audio Computer Mainstream PC builders Chillblast have made an impressive debut in the music computer market. Digital Combo, Tonewheel & Pipe Organ
Active Monitors
Transient-shaping Processor & EQ Nvelope 500 can be used either as a full-band or a two-band processor. Active Monitors
16-channel A-D/D-A Converter
Headphone Amp & D-A Converter With the M902 already lauded as one of the best high-end headphone amps, what could Grace do to make it better? Dynamics & Tube Emulation Plug-ins For Mac & PC
Digital Mixer With iPad Control
Prominy | V-Metal Virtual Electric Guitar Kontakt 5 V-Metal ultra-detailed, sampled virtual electric guitar instrument. Active PA Speaker The market for compact, active PA speakers is a crowded one, but RCF think there’s room for one more... Sampling Percussion Pad
Sample Modeling Solo Winds & Brass Virtual Orchestral Instruments A European company’s solo instruments blur the boundaries between virtual and real. Spectral Editing Software For Mac & PC
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Jeff Bhasker on mixing ‘We Are Young’ Inside Track | Secrets Of The Mix Engineers
Adam Young & Robert Orton: Producing & Mixing The Midsummer Station Making music used to be a solitary, nocturnal pursuit for Adam Young, aka Owl City. Now, it’s his day job — and there are co-workers involved. Readers' Music Reviewed Milk-Plus, Animation, The Badje, Caution Horses, Damien Calcagne, Jack Jeffery, Black Storm, Matteo Bosi. Guy Sigsworth, Chris Elms & Joe Chiccarelli: Recording & Re-recording Alanis Morissette
Technique Document management With the advent of Lion and Mountain Lion, the way we save and manage documents is changing. But what does this mean for studio musicians? Samplitude Pro X If your drumming needs a little help from technology, Samplitude Pro X has the tools to fix timing. Logic Tips & Techniques Often overlooked, Apple Loops can be a hugely useful composition tool. So why not make your own in Logic? SOS reader James May gets a helping hand. Don’t be scared to trash something you’ve already recorded if it helps you to achieve a better end result... Presonus Studio One: Tips & Techniques Get to grips with parallel processing in Studio One, and open up exciting sonic possibilities... Do Expensive Mic Preamps Make A Difference? There’s a lot of hype about mic preamps, but there has never been a reliable way to compare them — until we got hold of the world’s cleverest piano... Dunning Kruger: Rock Band Location Recording
Audio examples. Download the audio to accompany the article. Dunning Kruger: Rock Band Location Recording Cubase Tips & Techniques Find out how to build a natural-sounding acoustic drum kit in Cubase’s Groove Agent One. Pro Tools Tips & Techniques Avid’s Complete Production Toolkit effectively bridges the gap between HDX and native Pro Tools systems. We look at what you get for your money. Commercial Productions Analysed We examine the production of some recent releases from Paul McCartney, The Maccabees and Fun. PC Notes Windows 8’s new GUI may take some getting used to, but the features it brings should make the effort worthwhile. Music Business Mixing The 54th Grammy Awards Ceremony
TV Music From The Inside When TV composers talk about archiving, they usually mean backing up their hard drives. Off The Record (US edition only) Music & Recording Industry News Live music is more important to the industry than ever before, but there’s no reason for traditional recording studios to feel left out by this trend... Studio File: EastWest Studios, Los Angeles Inside The World's Pro Studios In 2006, Bill Putnam's famous United Western studio complex on West Sunset Boulevard was re-opened as the EastWest Studios retaining much of it's original acoustic design. Sound Advice
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